Income Tax, Sales Tax, State Tax, Quarterly Tax? Talk about confusing Often times it is the “simple” questions that can feel the most confusing when it comes to taxes. Today I'm sharing with you the very basics of what and how taxes are paid as a sole...

Hiring a team is a big and important step as business owner. Making sure that you are classifying your team properly is even more important. The trend right now in online business in particular is to only use contractors and avoid the “complications” of...

Getting paid is a pretty important part of owning your a business, so you want to make sure that it is as easy as possible for your clients to pay your invoice. IF YOU ARE SERVICE BASED, OR INVOICE FOR PRODUCTS, THEN THESE TIPS WILL GET YOUR INVOICES INTO TIP TOP...

Income (or Revenue) is how much money you receive. Profit is how much money you have left after expenses. Profit = Revenue – Expenses What if my profits are dismal? One of my favorite business books is Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. He is a serial...

In my last post I talked about making a making a plan for your money. Today I want to focus on the personal side. The reason this is important is because it is the foundation of your finances. You need to know how much money you're going to need each month to meet...

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Before working with Melissa. I was pretty clueless about filing my taxes as a new freelancer, so pretty much everything — bookkeeping, taxes, accounting, etc. I feel like I have personally benefited immensely because of the new knowledge I have of taxes and bookkeeping. In turn, my business has definitely benefited. I am making steps towards improving my bookkeeping so that tax season doesn’t feel like the apocalypse. It’s ok if you don’t know what you’re doing! Melissa is definitely great at helping!

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As a freelance designer/artist/photographer, my biggest frustration has always been tax time!!! And pretty much all things accounting/finance related… (besides actually making money, of course)! You make it easy to ask questions, learn, and go at a pace that is digestible. I feel like we’ve been friends for a long time every time we talk and I enjoy every single meeting!